Suit
Brand
Chanel
(French, founded 1914)
Designer
Gabrielle Chanel
(1883 - 1971)
Fall 1959
Red and green wool tweed and silk
Gift of Mrs. Walter Eytan
Object number80.261.2
Borrowing many details from menswear, Chanel's suits were never truly masculine. This classic example from 1959, in orange, maroon, and dark green wool tweed, shares Chanel's constants of a boxy cardigan jacket, and a straight, knee-length skirt. Well-placed pockets on the front of the jacket feature "tulip" flaps, which are repeated on the cuffs and outlined in red cord and contrasting olive braid edging. The blouse, an integral part of the ensemble, is executed in deep red silk with green abstract floral pattern.
DescriptionThree-piece suit in red, maroon and dark green wool tweed; semifitted jacket with tulip cuffs and pocket flaps, red cord and olive braid edging; contrast lining, attached cuffs and shell in deep red silk with green abstract floral chiné pattern; straight skirt; coutureExhibitions